†Heteraster (heart urchin)
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Echinoidea - Spatangoida - Toxasteridae
Parent taxon: Toxasteridae according to C. G. Barras 2007
See also Fischer 1966 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Adytaster, Aphelaster, Douvillaster, Enallaster, Enallopneustes, Isaster, Macraster, Mokotibaster, Polydesmaster, Toxaster
Subtaxa: Heteraster constrictus Heteraster oblongus
Ecology: slow-moving shallow infaunal deposit feeder-detritivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Algeria (4 collections), Chile (2), Egypt (3), France (5), Hungary (1), Mexico (2), Peru (3), Portugal (15), Romania (1), Serbia and Montenegro (1), Spain (2), Switzerland (10), Yemen (1)
• Jurassic to Cretaceous of Chile (1)
Total: 51 collections including 64 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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